Fuel consumption estimating unit of vehicle

• US 20060089781A1
• Filed: 10/25/2005
• Published: 04/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corporation (Daimler Truck Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corporation (Daimler Truck Holding AG)
• Inventors: Sato, Tasuku, Matsuura, Shogo, Kayano, Masayuki
• Application Number:
  US11/258,411
• Publication Number:
  US 20060089781A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/103
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 9/008 where the other variable is the flight or running time
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 9/023 with electric, electro-mechanic or electronic means

Abstract

Parameters which change depending on driving method of a vehicle driver are inputted to a fuel consumption estimation model. This fuel consumption estimation model estimates fuel consumption of a vehicle based on the parameter. The fuel consumption of a vehicle estimated by the fuel consumption estimation model is outputted to an output portion.

Claims

1. A fuel consumption estimating unit of vehicle comprising:

a fuel consumption estimation model configured to estimate a fuel consumption of vehicle with parameters which change depending on the driving method of a vehicle driver inputted; and

an output portion configured to output the fuel consumption of the vehicle estimated by the fuel consumption estimation model.

2. The fuel consumption estimating unit of vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

the parameters include at least an engine revolution number of the vehicle when the vehicle is shifted up, an accelerator opening degree when the vehicle is revving and an engine revolution number change rate of the vehicle, and

the fuel consumption estimation model estimates the fuel consumption of the vehicle with at least the engine revolution number, the accelerator opening degree, the engine revolution number change rate inputted.

3. The fuel consumption estimating unit of vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the output portion outputs the fuel consumption of the vehicle estimated by the fuel consumption estimation model by means of a printing unit installed on the vehicle.

4. The fuel consumption estimating unit of vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the output portion displays the fuel consumption of the vehicle estimated by the fuel consumption estimation model on a display unit installed on the vehicle.